INTRODUCTION It is estimated that nearly a quarter of all persons aged 18 to 50 in the United States have a tattoo. Demand for tattoo removal has increased, with an estimated 1 in 5 persons considering tattoo removal. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery physicians reported about 100,000 laser tattoo removal procedures in 2013, up more than 50% from 2012. Motives for removal include aesthe...

Tattoo segmentation is challenging due to the complexity and large variance in tattoo structures. We have developed a segmentation algorithm for finding tattoos in an image. Our basic idea is split-merge: split each tattoo image into clusters through a bottom-up process, learn to merge the clusters containing skin and then distinguish tattoo from the other skin via top-down prior in the image i...

Tattoo is a popular cosmetic decoration, however several different tattoo-induced complication have been described. Several tattoo related cutaneous reactions such as allergic, granulomatous, lichenoid reactions, and infections have been reported. A 20 year-old male presented with multiple papules on the dragon shaped tattoo. The clinical and histopathological assessments were consistent with v...

Tattoos plays a vital clue to the identification of suspects in criminal investigation. However it's one amongst distinctive symbol, to trace the illicit. Characteristic and taking moles on criminals’ body, tattoos also are permanent distinctive identification currently each day. There’s already some prosperous tries are created to develop looking out the info for tattoos to spot near-duplicate...

BACKGROUND Cases of tattoo sarcoidosis reported in English and French literature have recently been reviewed; however, only two Japanese patients were included in the review because most Japanese patients were reported in Japanese journals. OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical characteristics of Japanese tattoo sarcoidosis. METHODS We reported a Japanese female with tattoo sarcoidosis, and ...

A 6-year-old boy developed a skin eruption 10 days after application of a temporary tattoo advertised as a "natural black henna tattoo." The eruption was a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the tattoo ink. The textile dye paraphenylenediamine (PPD) is a common industrial allergen and can be found in some temporary tattoo inks. This case describes the reaction and reviews the international li...

BACKGROUND Tattooing has become increasingly popular, particularly among young people. However, little is known about the tattoo practices in North-East India. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this study was to know the reasons and motivations of tattoo application and tattoo removal in individuals asking for tattoo removal. The secondary objective was to identify the demography, methods a...

BACKGROUND Tattoo reactions, especially in red tattoos, are often suggested as allergic in nature, however, systematic evaluation by patch testing has not performed in the past. OBJECTIVE To report the results of patch testing in 90 patients with non-infectious chronic tattoo reactions. MATERIALS/METHODS From 2009 to 2013 at the 'Tattoo Clinic', Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Univers...

BACKGROUND The composition of cosmetic tattoos might prove relevant to their treatment by high-powered lasers. OBJECTIVES To test the accuracy and completeness of information supplied by the tattoo ink manufacturers and to perform an elemental assay of tattoo pigments using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive x-ray analysis. DESIGN Samples of 30 tattoo inks were examined usi...

Tattooing has been practiced since ancient times.Nowadays, it is very popular among young generation. With this changing trend we are witnessing increasing number of cases with complications following tattooing.These tattoo reactions may be attributed to various contents such as metallic salt in tattoo pigment, organic dyes mixed to get various colour shades or its carrier solution. Spectrum of...